{"id":15893,"date":"2025-11-05T12:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/yong-ju-lee-grows-bio-integrated-pavilion-from-mycelium-using-robotic-3d-printing-in-seoul\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:30:21","slug":"yong-ju-lee-grows-bio-integrated-pavilion-from-mycelium-using-robotic-3d-printing-in-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/yong-ju-lee-grows-bio-integrated-pavilion-from-mycelium-using-robotic-3d-printing-in-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"yong ju lee grows bio-integrated pavilion from mycelium using robotic 3D printing in seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">yong ju lee pioneers bio-grown architecture through mycelium<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/yong-ju-lee\/\"><strong>Yong Ju Lee Architecture<\/strong><\/a>, Mycelial Hut is an experimental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/temporary-pavilions\/\"><strong>pavilion<\/strong><\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-korea\/\"><strong>Seoul<\/strong><\/a> that investigates the potential of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/mushroom-mycelium\/\"><strong>mycelium<\/strong><\/a>, the dense fungal network that binds and regenerates organic matter, as a large-scale building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/materials\/\"><strong>material<\/strong><\/a>. The project explores how architecture can be cultivated through a hybrid process that combines robotic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/3d-printing\/\"><strong>3D printing<\/strong><\/a> with biological growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Structurally, the pavilion consists of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/wood-and-timber-architecture\/\"><strong>wooden<\/strong><\/a> frame that provides stability and a series of mycelium panels that form its enveloping skin. Each panel was grown inside a customized 3D printed mold, shaped by industrial robotic arms and filled with a selected substrate. Before this phase, the research team tested multiple types of mycelium mixtures, assessing their growth rates, density, and structural behavior.<\/p>\n<p>images courtesy of Yong Ju Lee Architecture<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Mycelial Hut Grows, Breathes, and Decomposes with Nature<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an era when architecture and construction remain the largest global sources of carbon emissions, Mycelial Hut proposes a fundamental material shift. For much of the modern period, concrete and steel symbolized progress and economy, yet their environmental cost has become untenable. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yongjulee.com\/\"><strong>Seoul- and New York-based firm<\/strong><\/a> Yong Ju Lee Architecture\u2019s pavilion turns toward organism-based composites, materials that are biodegradable, recyclable, and regenerative, to question the very premise of what makes a building sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Developed in collaboration with the Robotic Fabrication Studio (RFS) at Seoul National University of Science and Technology and installed in the open landscape of SeoulTech\u2019s campus, Mycelial Hut embodies a vision of bio-integrated architecture that grows out of its environment. It makes the notion of eco-friendly design tangible, inviting visitors to imagine a future in which buildings are not manufactured but cultivated, alive, decomposable, and deeply entangled with the ecosystems that sustain them.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>designed by Yong Ju Lee Architecture and developed in collaboration with the Robotic Fabrication Studio<\/p>\n<p>Mycelial Hut is an experimental pavilion that investigates the potential of mycelium<\/p>\n<p>the project explores how architecture can be cultivated through a hybrid process<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the project merges robotic 3D printing with biological growth<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>the pavilion consists of a wooden frame that provides stability<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>each panel was grown inside a customized 3D printed mold<\/p>\n<p>a series of mycelium panels that form its enveloping skin<\/p>\n<p>the molds are shaped by industrial robotic arms and filled with a carefully selected substrate<\/p>\n<p>Mycelial Hut proposes a fundamental material shift<\/p>\n<p>the pavilion turns toward organism-based composites<\/p>\n<p>these materials are biodegradable, recyclable, and regenerative<\/p>\n<p>Mycelial Hut embodies a vision of bio-integrated architecture that grows out of its environment<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>buildings are not manufactured but cultivated<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong> Mycelial Hut<\/p>\n<p><strong>architect:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yongjulee.com\/\">Yong Ju Lee Architecture<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yongjulee.arch\/\">@yongjulee.arch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> Campus of Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>fabrication:<\/strong> Robotic Fabrication Studio (RFS), SeoulTech<\/p>\n<p><strong>team:<\/strong> Dachan Oh, Hakjoon Kim, Yejun Kim, Heon Lee, Wonseok Lee, Jeonggi Kim, Seonwoo Kim, Jaegong Choi, Seongmin Hong, Songju Yi, Seoyeon Bae, Thin Haythi Aung, DongUk Sohn, Yunjin Kim, Suhyeong You<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/yong-ju-lee-bio-integrated-pavilion-mycelium-robotic-3d-printing-seoul-11-05-2025\/\">yong ju lee grows bio-integrated pavilion from mycelium using robotic 3D printing in seoul<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>yong ju lee pioneers bio-grown architecture through mycelium \u00a0 Designed by Yong Ju Lee Architecture, Mycelial Hut is an experimental pavilion in Seoul that investigates the potential of mycelium, the dense fungal network that binds &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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